Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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